Executive Talent Acquisition Researcher

About Us

Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale - tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.

Join Visa and do work that matters – to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you.

Job Description

Role overview and Responsibilities

Working closely with Executive Recruiters and senior business stakeholders, you will drive the executive research capability across Europe and CEMEA, delivering market intelligence, talent insights, succession planning and executive talent pipelines that support Visa's long-term growth strategy.

More specifically:

Support the end-to-end executive recruitment process, spanning the full life cycle of the hiring process

Gain a deep understanding of each opportunity and create robust hiring strategies, including identification of target organisations

Creatively source and engage diverse pipelines of top leadership talent from analogous industries that will complement and drive Visa’s business growth

Lead executive talent mapping, organisational benchmarking, succession planning and leadership talent profiling across priority markets and functions

Proactively provide talent market insights and competitor intelligence to inform executive hiring decisions, and succession planning activity

Prepare progress reports, documents and market analysis that is impactful and compelling to a leadership audience.

Maintain accurate candidate records and ensure data integrity within Visa's global recruitment systems

Own / participate in global or regional projects / initiatives.

Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications

Experience & Skills

Proven success managing complex executive search and research projects, ideally within an Executive Search firm. In-house experience is advantageous.

Strong executive research capability, with a proven track record of identifying, engaging and assessing senior leadership talent.

Demonstrated ability to interpret market, industry and leadership trends, leveraging research methodologies and search technologies to deliver talent insights.

Experience conducting talent mapping and engaging with talent across international markets, with some exposure to Europe, Central Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the preparation of market maps, talent intelligence reports, candidate assessments and executive briefings.

Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities, adapt to changing business needs and deliver high-quality outcomes under tight deadlines.

High attention to detail, with a strong focus on data quality, accuracy and operational excellence.

Experience within the Technology, FinTech or Financial Services sectors is preferred, although intellectual curiosity and a desire to develop deep industry expertise are equally important.

Personal Attributes

Naturally curious, with a passion for talent intelligence, executive search and leadership markets.

Commercially minded and able to connect talent insights to broader business strategy.

Proactive, resourceful and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Self-motivated and capable of working independently while contributing effectively as part of a collaborative global research team.

Skilled at building trust and developing strong relationships with candidates, stakeholders and colleagues.

Highly professional, discreet and experienced in handling confidential and sensitive information.

Committed to delivering an exceptional experience for candidates, hiring leaders and executive stakeholders.

Demonstrates a strong service mindset and takes pride in delivering high-quality work and outcomes